Wild Camping

[GrumpyGranddad]

How late will you be arriving? Most pubs will let you Kip in their car park if you eat there, some if you’re just having drinks. Or cafes/pubs/hotels that open early for breakfast may be okay with you rocking up late if you book brekkie with them.

Thanks @Elly Swanson . Unknown ETA at the moment but could be 10pm (or later). Might have a look at Britstops and check a couple of pubs out.

 

[ArunAlec]

Can anybody recommend a safe spot in the Chichester/Portsmouth area for a 1 night stopover? Most campsites are fully booked due to the Goodwood Revival on the night in question plus we won’t arrive until quite late and many sites won’t tolerate that.

Prince of Wales pub Linsey Rd, Woodgate, Chichester PO20 3ST, might be worth a try. They have camping adjacent to pub ( and railway line!).

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Prince of Wales pub Linsey Rd, Woodgate, Chichester PO20 3ST, might be worth a try. They have camping adjacent to pub ( and railway line!).

Thanks @ArunAlec

 

[Elly Swanson]

Thanks @Elly Swanson . Unknown ETA at the moment but could be 10pm (or later). Might have a look at Britstops and check a couple of pubs out.

We’re with Britstops and have often turned up late. Ring ahead and they probably won’t mind.

 

[The Merle]

Thanks @ArunAlec

Port Solent carpark first one as you come up tends to have a few motorhomes in, or if you go right to the very end of road by navy place normally some spots on road.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Thanks all.
We’ll either stay at Port Solent (FOC) or Portsmouth Truckstop (Secure. £25 with EHU). Spoken to them both.

 

[westfalia]

Thanks all.
We’ll either stay at Port Solent (FOC) or Portsmouth Truckstop (Secure. £25 with EHU). Spoken to them both.

I think truck stops allow you p1ss over your front wheel.
Thats what I've seen.
No need filling up the port poti

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

I think truck stops allow you p1ss over your front wheel.
Thats what I've seen.
No need filling up the port poti

Often do a wild pee anyway

The TruckStop do a mega breakfast apparently. That’s tempting.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Related topic. Has anybody parked their Cali in the multi-story carpark by the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth? Looks like there’s a 2.1m height restriction.

 

[kurienp]

Often do a wild pee anyway

The TruckStop do a mega breakfast apparently. That’s tempting.

Ohhh ! from the pics it seems that they have Mr Prestley doing a permanent gig there ... proper old school style



and yeah the breakfast looks real tempting



Love that!

 

[kp64zl]

Queen Alexandra Hospital car park?

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Thanks again all. We’ve booked the Truckstop
Will be a new experience for us !!

 

[kurienp]

Thanks again all. We’ve booked the Truckstop
Will be a new experience for us !!

reminds me of the time I parked at the Dublin Ferry terminal truck stop. Woke up in the morning boxed in from three sides by trucks. The only way out was to reverse over the kerb, which was not too bad. Guess the truck drivers guessed there was a way out so were ok to box me in knowing that I had an escape route ... but they would have been sleeping in their cabs and would have kindly moved their big rigs out of the way, if I had requested.

 

[ArunAlec]

BBC Radio 4, You And Yours……… Wild/Stealth Camping.

 

[Elly Swanson]

Related topic. Has anybody parked their Cali in the multi-story carpark by the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth? Looks like there’s a 2.1m height restriction.

Be careful. We got in an underground car park once with space to clear. Exit was supposed to be the same but we ended up damaging the top fanlight on our old Hiace.

 

[Amarillo]

Billy trail car park

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ym1tVrjzVwaMuXNN6?g_st=ic

Lovely spot.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Billy trail car park

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ym1tVrjzVwaMuXNN6?g_st=ic

Lovely spot.

Thanks Tom. Is that a recommendation for an overnight or for when we visit the dockyards? Cheers, Mike

 

[Amarillo]

Thanks Tom. Is that a recommendation for an overnight or for when we visit the dockyards? Cheers, Mike

Overnight.

Another overnight spot, about 30 minutes from Portsmouth, is here.

National Trust - Harting Down

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ydbRqwM6gnkjt5cg9?g_st=ic

 

[Amarillo]

Related topic. Has anybody parked their Cali in the multi-story carpark by the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth? Looks like there’s a 2.1m height restriction.

Yes - no problem whatsoever.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Overnight.

Another overnight spot, about 30 minutes from Portsmouth, is here.

National Trust - Harting Down

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ydbRqwM6gnkjt5cg9?g_st=ic

Thanks Tom.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Yes - no problem whatsoever.

Thanks again.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

So thanks again for the above help.

Our recent trip included a wild camping spot adjacent to Goodwood Horse Racecourse, then 1 night at the Portsmouth Truckstop and 1 night at Poole Ferry Port.

1. Goodwood wild camping spot. Shared it with with a few other vans the night before Goodwood Revival. Lovely views and a Hill Fort to climb with great views from the top out to sea.
2. Portsmouth Truckstop. Was a little apprehensive but turned out to be great. Very friendly staff, secure site with showers and toilets and the cafe does excellent breakfasts. £25 including EHU.
3. Poole Ferry Port. We had an early ferry to Cherbourg so this was ideal. Several others overnighted here. Showers and toilets available all night and a cafe open early in the morning. £10 no EHU.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

In the news today.

The ruling says:-

In a ruling on Monday, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Underhill and Lord Justice Newey granted the appeal, finding that the law “confers on members of the public the right to rest or sleep on the Dartmoor Commons, whether by day or night and whether in a tent or otherwise” as long as byelaws are followed.

So the question to ask is, does ‘otherwise’ allow campervans?

 

[The Merle]

In the news today.

The ruling says:-

In a ruling on Monday, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Underhill and Lord Justice Newey granted the appeal, finding that the law “confers on members of the public the right to rest or sleep on the Dartmoor Commons, whether by day or night and whether in a tent or otherwise” as long as byelaws are followed.

So the question to ask is, does ‘otherwise’ allow campervans?

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No unauthorised vehicles allowed on Dartmoor common so nope.
Dust of your tent or bivy

 

[Digger]

No unauthorised vehicles allowed on Dartmoor common so nope.
Dust of your tent or bivy

Same as Scotland. Motorised transport excluded from wild camping. But good news that the court allowed camping which should be a right in more places.